BY SUNIT JANGIR

Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta Singh Kirti remembers her brother on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan with a heartfelt post on social media. ## Taking to Twitter, Shweta Singh shared a collage that had all their treasured moments of Raksha Bandhan from childhood. She wished Raksha Bandhan to him and wrote that they (family) love him a lot and will always do.## "Happy Rakshabandhan mera sweet sa baby... bahut pyaar karte hain hum aapko jaan... aur hamesha karte rahenge... you were, you are and you will always be our PRIDE! Red heart @sushantsinghrajput #HappyRakshaBandhan".## Happy Rakshabandhan mera sweet sa baby... bahut pyaar karte hain hum aapko jaan... aur hamesha karte rahenge... you were, you are and you will always be our PRIDE! ❤️ @sushantsinghrajput #HappyRakshaBandhan pic.twitter.com/SKWU4MlLd9— shweta singh kirti (@shwetasinghkirt) August 3, 2020 ## It is the most painful Raksha Bandhan for sisters of Sushant Singh Rajput who allegedly died on June 14 at his Mumbai Apartment. His untimely demise has not only shocked his family but also to the entire nation.## However, Sushant said to be died by suicide but Shweta Singh along with the millions of his fans don't think it was a suicide. She is the one from many who is seeking justice for his brother. She even wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding CBI probe for a fair investigation in the case.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is known to give surprises to his fans and to continue that process, he has signed another movie that will be based on the brother-sister bond - Raksha Bandhan. Akshay has termed it the quickest film he has ever signed and dedicated this to his sister Alka and & to the most special bond in the world. ## The movie will be directed by none other than Aanand L Rai while Himanshu Sharma has written it. It will be produced by Colour Yellow Productions in association with the Cape Of Good Films. The filming will begin next year and will be released worldwide on 5th November 2021 in theaters. ## Taking to Twitter, Akshay Kumar shared the news along with the release poster. "A story that touches your heart so deeply & so instantly, it’s the quickest I’ve signed a film in my career. Dedicating this film,#RakshaBandhan to my sister, Alka & to the most special bond in the world...that of a brother and sister. Thank you @aanandlrai, this one is very special", he wrote. ## A story that touches your heart so deeply & so instantly,it’s the quickest I’ve signed a film in my career.Dedicating this film,#RakshaBandhan to my sister,Alka & to the most special bond in the world...that of a brother and sister.Thank you @aanandlrai,this one is very special pic.twitter.com/3h4wxPltC1— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 3, 2020 ## Akshay has already several projects in the pipeline and with his new assignment including Laxmmi Bomb, and Sooryavanshi which are ready to release on OTT and theaters in the upcoming days. ## Interestingly, Akshay has already a movie 'Atrangi Re' with the director Aanand L Rai that is scheduled to release on 14 February 2021. The film also stars Sara Ali Khan and Dhanush in the prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Actress Kriti Sanon who will next be seen in Mimi (remake of the Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy!) might have bagged a big project. According to the reports, Bareilly Ki Barfi actress has signed the most-awaited and anticipated superhero film Krrish 4. ## However, Hrithik Roshan and makers have not made official yet about the other cast and shooting schedule, but it was recently when the director and producer of Krrish franchise Rakesh Roshan had said that he has started working on the script and will make it official once it completed. ## The Krrish series previously had Priyanka Chopra as the leading lady of the film that is the only successful superhero series B-Town has to date. Now, if the reports are true then it will be the first time when Hrithik Roshan and Kriti Sanon will be seen together on the big screen. ## A few weeks back there were some reports about Kriti and Hrithik working together in the sequel of 1982 film 'Satte Pe Satta' that was starred by Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, and Ranjeeta Kaur. The sequel is said to be directed by Farah Khan. ## Moving back to Krrish 4, according to the earlier's reports, the movie will go on floors in the middle of the next year if everything goes well. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, is all set to kick-off from September 19 with the final to be played on November 10 in the UAE. It will be the longest 8-team IPL edition which is 53-days long. ## Following the IPL Governing Council meeting on Sunday (August 2), that matches will be played in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi subject to necessary clearances from the Government of India. It is important that the Sports Ministry of India has given a go-ahead to the tournament while the approvals from the Home Ministry and Ministry of External Affairs are expected soon. ## The IPL governing council has also given a nod to the 3 sides Women's T20 Challenge for the 4-matches that will take place during the IPL play-off week from 1-10 September.## Some key decisions were taken in the meeting today, meanwhile -## => The night matches will start at 19:30 IST instead of the 20:00 IST while the afternoon ones at 15:30 IST instead of 16:00 IST. ## => All the matches will be played in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. ## => There will be a total of 10 double-headers. ## => Maximum 24 players to be allowed in the squad per team. ## => Unlimited Covid-19 Substitutes.## => Four matches of the Women's T20 Challenge will take place during the IPL play-off week to be played by three teams.## => VIVO to continue to be the sponsorship partners of the IPL 2020. ## "The Governing Council also discussed the comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), which will be finalized and published in due course, including the agencies to execute and deliver a bio-secure environment for the safe and successful conduct of IPL 2020 Season," said the statement. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

While the Coronavirus pandemic is still looming large, the filmmakers have been taking to the over-the-top (OTT) platform to release their movies. Theaters have gone out of the business temporarily and with no clarity when it will open, makers have already started releasing their movies on the digital platform. ## The growing impact of the digital platform has led to a discussion on the advantages of the OTT platform. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui whose 'Raat Akeli Hai' was recently premiered on Netflix, opens up about the same. ## Speaking to a leading portal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui said, "There is freedom and there is an advantage (of releasing movies) especially with bigger OTT platforms like Netflix. There is an advantage because, when a film made on the budget of Rs 100-150 crore is released in the theatres, it takes over all the screens, even if the movie is shit."## He further said that the lower budget movies that do not get enough shows because of the big-budget movies in theaters, on OTT platform even the low budget movies get same kind of viewership.## "On the other hand, good, low budget films do not get screens and even if they get it will get a show at 11 in the morning or 11 in the night. At least now, if the film is worth Rs 100 crore or Rs 15 crore, when released on Netflix, the viewership will be the same. Now, it all depends on which film is good and what people want to watch. Thank God, because of this platform the film goes across the globe and we have a vast audience".## Nawazuddin Siddiqui's last movie that recently premiered on Netflix is also one of the low budget movies that is receiving a lot of appreciation. Directed by Honey Trehan, the movie also stars Radhika Apte in the lead role. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed on Sunday (August 2) that an expended women's T20 challenge is in the process and will be played during the men's IPL 2020 playoffs week from 1-10 November in the UAE. However, just like the men's IPL, the tournament will need the government of India clearances. ## Speaking to Press Trust of India (PTI), Sourav Ganguly said, "I can confirm to you that the women's IPL is very much on and we do have a plan in place for the national team also".## BCCI is also planning a series in South Africa and in West Indies as build-up assignments before the women's World Cup 2021 in New Zealand after the Women's T20 Challange. ## The T20 challenge, should it go ahead in the aforementioned window, significantly minimizes the chances of Indian representation in this year's Women's Big Bash League which is slated to begin from October 17 to November 29. ## It is very likely that the top Australian cricketers may not participate in the women's T20 challenge for the second year in a row. Last year as well, cricket Australia did not allow its women's contracted players to participate owing to a men's bilateral series dispute with the BCCI.## Last year, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhan, and Mithali Raj led three teams in the second edition of the tournament which was played in Jaipur, Rajasthan during the playoffs week of men's IPL 2019. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Bihar Police that is investigating actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case along with the Mumbai Police has alleged that Mumbai Police is not supporting their investigation as they haven't yet received even the basic documents related to Sushant's case. ## Ever since Sushant's untimely demise, Mumbai Police has been investigating the high profile death case but recently, Bihar Police also get involved after an FIR was filed against Rhea Chakraborty and five other by Sushant's father KK Singh in Patna on July 28. ## Soon after Bihar Police started their investigation, there were some reports that Mumbai Police isn't cooperating with them. Now, according to a report by ANI, Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey has said that they haven't yet received even the basic documents related to the case including the information collected by Mumbai Police.## He also said that they don't have the post-mortem report of Sushant's death along with the CCTV footage of his apartment where he was found dead on June 14. ## Earlier, Bihar Police interrogated Bollywood director Rumy Jafry, who was all set to team up with Sushant Singh Rajput and Rhea Chakraborty for a romantic-comedy film. He was interrogated at his residence in Mumbai. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

In the series of the over-the-top (OTT) release, comedy-drama Lootcase premiered on Disney+Hotstar on 31st July 2020. Directed by Rajesh Krishnan, the movie stars Kunal Khemu, Gajraj Rao, Vijay Raaz, Ranvir Shorey, and Rasika Dugal in the prominent roles.## Premiered as one of the most underrated movies, Lootcase has been able to make viewers made. FYI, when Disney Plus Hotstar announced 7 movies, Lootcase was one of the movies that weren't invited to make the announcement on which Kunal Khemu expressed disappointment. Now, this movie has been receiving a lot of appreciation from the viewers. ## Going with public opinion about this film, well, they have declared it a blockbuster. It is a laughter riot that is worth the time of viewers. While the star cast of the movie is getting applauded, it is the writing of the dialogue which is making all the noise. ## Let's go through the public review of Lootcase - ## #FinalVerdict: ENTERTAININGRating:⭐️⭐️⭐️#LootcaseReview: Director @rajoosworld's #Lootcase is a tongue-in-cheek comedy with an out-of-the-box concept. #Lootcase may not be the funniest film ever, but it qualifies as a qualitative, well-shot and thoroughly enjoyable entertainer. pic.twitter.com/JCwraZbQYa— Somesh Sinha (@SinhaSomesh) August 1, 2020 ## #Lootcase is very funny in parts and dull in some. But the humour never leaves your back. A perfect watch this weekend with @kunalkemmu plays a next door guy with perfect and supported by an outstanding support perfomance. #LootcaseReview - ⭐⭐⭐🌠(3.5/5)#MustWatch pic.twitter.com/OGRKnJg2JJ— Abhishek Parihar (@AbhiHQ) July 31, 2020 ## #LOOTCASEREVIEW#Lootcase #LootcaseReviewRating: ⭐⭐⭐🌟 3.5/5@kunalkemmu steals the show supporting cast @raogajraj @RanvirShorey #VijayRaaz @RasikaDugal superb✌Funny, witty n vry vry entertaining.Gud story,gud direction n screenplay You will definitely gonna loved it. pic.twitter.com/tTFsx2lLeh— Vaibhav Gupta (@Just__Vaibhav) August 1, 2020 ## #Lootcase #LOOTCASEREVIEW Hilarious ride with suitcase. Last time I laughed so hard for @kunalkemmu's #GoGoaGone Your comic sense is unbeatable. Lolz 🤣🤣 Kaash ye movie theatre mein release hota.Must watch 🤩 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 without a doubt. Family Entertainer 👍 pic.twitter.com/gCAMxA1ufF— Santhosh H N 🇮🇳 (@santhoshshet) August 1, 2020 ## #LOOTCASEREVIEWA movie with sensible comedy, without using vulgarity. Surely it's this year's one of the best comedy movie till now. Direction of movie is also very good. And acting of @kunalkemmu @RanvirShorey @raogajraj #VijayRaaz is fantastic.My Rating: 3.5/5 #Lootcase pic.twitter.com/kV6YoAvkga— Movies World (@_movies_world_) July 31, 2020 ## I have been seeing one of the best funny movie ... Awesome acting play by Kunal sir and his boss.. also supporting actor are superb 👌Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐@kunalkemmu @DisneyPlusHS @RanvirShorey @DisneyplusHSVIP @RasikaDugal#LootcaseStreamingNow #LOOTCASEREVIEW— wasim bulbul (@WasimBulbul) August 1, 2020 ## #LOOTCASEREVIEW #Lootcase @kunalkemmu is an underrated actor, a light comedy and fun time movie portraying the story of a common man sandwiched between police, mafia and politician.. However his destiny find his way at the end.. 3 stars ⭐⭐⭐ out of 5.— Kartik Thakkar (@Kartikeyan_) August 1, 2020 ## Just watched #Lootcase ...Must tell you, A very fun, comedy movie to cheer you up. Family Entertainer..I ain't a judge to rate the movie😂.#lootcasereview @DisneyplusHSP @DisneyplusHSVIP— Tejas_hrx (@NopanyTejas) July 31, 2020 ## #Lootcase is one of the funniest movies bollywood has ever made. It's not just a movie, it's a franchise. Kudos to the comedic sense of @RanvirShorey & co. Great writing as well.Competition brings the best out of you. Hope bollywood rediscovers the comedy genre! #lootcasereview— Arunava Dutta (@iarunava_d) July 31, 2020 ## Watched #Lootcase.🤩 Its superblend of comedy with the humor. All the actors done superb job...special mention of @ActorVijayRaaz. And @kunalkemmu at its best performance. After so long we have got comedy film. #lootcasereview #LootcaseOnDisneyHotstar31stJuly— shrikant vilas Patil (@ShrikantVilas) July 31, 2020 ## #LootCaseReview While performances are fun,Screenplay by #KapilSawant & Director @rajoosworld does the trick! Editing is crisp, Cinematography is apt..Technically #LootCase is a sound film. I can almost feel Sleeper-Hit alert for @kunalkemmu & Team💫ENJOYABLE!Rating 3.5/5🌟 https://t.co/vb6EJ5Tm07 pic.twitter.com/V1yVgg67cD— Prateek (@PRDMovieReviews) August 1, 2020 ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

After many complaints and objections received from the concerned citizens, the Ministry of Defence has taken a big step against the movies and web series that air military content. From now on, any kind of content on the military will have to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) or clearance from the Ministry of Defence. ## The Ministry of Defence has written a letter to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Ministry of I&B) to advise production houses to obtain NOC from them before telecasting any film/documentary/web series on army theme in the public domain. The letter was sent by the Ministry of Defence on July 27. ## "In some of the web series like 'Code M' on Zee 5 and 'XXX Uncensored (season-2)' on ALT Balaji, the scenes related to the Army are far from reality and present a distorted image of the Armed Forces," said a senior government official as reported by News 18. ## The step to make obtaining NOC mandatory has been taken after much deliberation. Sources further pointed out that this has been done "to curtail the incidents which distort the image of the defence forces and hurt the sentiments of the defence personnel and veterans", reported News 18.## The military has been very particular about its image and the content projected in different web series or documentaries or movies. Bollywood films on the military go through a mandatory clearance process. However, with increased OTT platforms, the military feels that it needs to moderate any possible alleged negative depiction of the uniform.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Former India captain Anil Kumble reveals that team India wanted to withdraw from the 2007-08 Australia tour after Harbhajan Singh was suspended for 3 matches following the 'Monkeygate' incident. However, the team later changed their mind and decided that the best approach would be to try and draw the four-Test series by winning the third and fourth matches. ## During the second test match in Sydney, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, and Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds were involved in verbal wrangling during which the off-spinner allegedly leveled a racist remark against Symonds. The incident led to Harbhajan's suspension for 3-matches before it was overturned on an appeal later. ## Anil Kumble who was the captain of Indian test team then said during a conversation with Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube channel that, "You know as a captain you're generally tuned to take decisions on the field".## "Here I was faced with something, which was off the field, to take a decision in the larger interest of the game. And one of our players [Harbhajan Singh] was obviously banned for three matches because of a racist remark – that was what the pronouncement was and we appealed".## "I felt he was wronged. We had to obviously be together as a team but the challenge was that there was a lot of talk about the team wanting to come back at that point in time. Yes, you know, probably [people] would have accepted that the Indian team was wronged and that’s why they came back".## He further said that even they wanted to withdraw but decided to stay as they thought this would be the best message that they can give back to their fans. ## "I think as a captain, or as a team, we had gone there to win the series. Unfortunately, with the first two results not going our way, the best result could have been a drawn series because two more Test matches remained, and I just wanted to rally around the team. I was fortunate enough to have senior players, former captains, in the team".## "We got around as a unit and then we sort of took a decision to continue, and make sure that we go on and win the next couple of matches because that would be the best message that we can give back to our fans. Because whenever an Indian team travels abroad, the fans expect the team to do really well and win the series. I certainly believe that we had the ability to do that", he concluded.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

While the Sushant Singh Rajput death investigation is going on in full flow, recently a video of his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty went viral which left Sushant's fans fuming at her and demand immediate action against her. ## In the video caught by a news channel, Rhea can be heard talking about her boyfriend. She doesn't take any name but gives the reference to her boyfriend, saying that her boyfriend thinks he's the don but actually she's the one controlling him. ## Now, she has given the clarification of the video. As per reports on Zoom TV, Rhea said that she saw the black dress video and said that she was doing a standup comedy act. She also said she enjoys doing standup at times and Tai is one of her characters. ## While the Mumbai Police and Patna Police jointly investigating, there has been a lot of development in Sushant's death case in the past few days. Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh filed an FIR against Rhea for abetment of suicide and seeking justice for his son. ## On Friday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also registered a case against Rhea Chakraborty and her family for money laundering that mentions a "suspicious" transaction of Rs 15 crore. The actress and some others are expected to be called for questioning in the case soon. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Gowtam Tinnanuri directed the 2019 blockbuster Telugu movie 'Jersey' has been selected to be screened at the International Indian Film Festival Toronto (iifft), 2020 which is scheduled to kick start from August 9 and will continue till August 15. ## Taking to Twitter, Sithara Entertainments that produced the film, wrote, "We are really proud to inform that #JERSEY got officially selected to screen at the prestigious International Indian Toronto Film Festival, 2020". The team is excited about celebrating Independence Day in Canada with the screening.## We are really proud to inform that #JERSEY got officially selected to screen at the prestigious International Indian Toronto Film Festival, 2020. ❤🎉🔗 https://t.co/2NoYATD94k@NameisNani @ShraddhaSrinath @anirudhofficial @gowtam19 @vamsi84 @iifft_official pic.twitter.com/yDkIGOn2Wu— Sithara Entertainments (@SitharaEnts) July 31, 2020 ## Jersey is a sports drama film that is written and directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri and is produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi under his production banner Sithara Entertainments. The movie starred Nani and Shraddha Srinath in the lead roles while Sathyaraj, Sampath Raj, Jayaprakash, Rao Ramesh, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Sanusha have played supporting roles.## Jersey is a story about an ex-cricketer named Arjun who gives up on his dream and marries his girlfriend Sarah. But when his son asks him for an Indian cricket team jersey for his birthday, Arjun who's on a suspension from his government job decides to pick up the bat again at the age of 36. Later the story tells about how he achieved his dream and fulfill his son's wish.## Nani has played the role of the cricketer Arjun while Shraddha Srinath plays his wife and Sathyaraj his mentor. The film was a huge hit at the box office and won multiple awards at the different award shows. ## After the success of the movie, a Hindi remake was announced in October last year with Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur to lead the film while Gowtam Tinnanuri taking the director's sheet again. The shoot had already commenced in December 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt.## Stay tuned...